Two three word verbs exercises

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1

He’s
been smoking too much. He really needs to cut down.

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2

The
company had to cut off the electricity because the bill was unpaid.

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3

He
kept teasing me, so finally I told him to cut it out.

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4

He is
working hard because he really wants to get ahead in his career.

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5

She is
such a nice person that she is easily able to get along with
everyone.

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6

Could
you explain a little more clearly? I really don’t understand what you are
trying to get at.

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7

When
he stole some money from her, she really wanted to do something to get
back at him.

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8

We
have enough money to get by for a few months; we
won’t have a lot of extras, but we will survive.

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9

She
was sick for several weeks, but now she has started to get over it.

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10

There
are too many clothes in my closet. I need to get rid of some
of them.

DEFINITIONS-Exercise B1

A.

stop
it

F.

manage

B.

get
revenge against

G.

advance

C.

recover
from

H.

throw
away

D.

decrease
it

I.

stop
the supply of

E.

be
friendly

J.

imply

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1

He
read the untrue stories about himself in the newspaper, but he tried not to
react. He just tried to brush it off.

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2

I
haven’t played Scrabble in quite some time. I’ll have to brush up on the rules before we play.

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3

While
we were walking in the mountains, we were lucky enough to come across a waterfall. It was
quite a surprise to find such a beautiful thing.

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4

She is
not feeling well; she thinks she is about to come down with the flu.

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5

While
I’m on my trip, do you think you could look
after my cats?

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6

The
police detective was not sure how the crime was committed. She decided to look into it further.

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7

Here
is my application. Could you take a few moments to look it over?

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8

The
brother always used to pick on
his younger sister. His favourite tricks were to pull her hair, tease her, or
scare her.

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9

You
have tried on three dresses, but you can’t afford all of them. You’ll have to
pick out just one.

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10

Could
you pick me up after school today? I’ll
wait for you out in front of the school.

DEFINITIONS-Exercise B2

A.

take
care of

F.

bother

B.

review;
relearn

G.

not
let it have an effect

C.

choose

H.

unexpectedly
find

D.

get sick
with

I.

come
and get

E.

look
at it briefly

J.

investigate

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1

We
have some new neighbors. I think I’ll call
on them later this afternoon.

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2

The principal
had to call off the class on
Tuesday because the teacher was sick.

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3

The
politician should call for a
decrease in taxes.

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4

Why
don’t you call me up about 9:00? I’ll be waiting
by the phone.

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5

I
don’t need this bicycle any more. It’s not worth too much money, so I think
I’ll just give it away.

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6

Here’s
the book I borrowed from you, and now I think I should give it back.

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7

I’ve
done all I can. I just can’t do anything more. I give up.

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8

The
teacher has to put off the
exam until next week because the students are not prepared.

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9

She
has to put on her coat
before she goes out into the cold winter weather.

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10

He’s
such a mean man that it’s difficult to put
up with him.

DEFINITIONS-Exercise B3

A.

donate

F.

cancel

B.

visit

G.

delay

C.

tolerate

H.

telephone

D.

request;
suggest

I.

dress
in

E.

return

J.

surrender

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1

I was
scared last night because someone tried to break into my house.

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2

He and
she have been friends for more than two years, but now they’ve decided to break off their relationship.

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3

I’m
really excited to be selected as master of ceremonies. I’ve never done this
before, but I’m really going to try to carry
it off.

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4

After
her husband was killed in an accident, she tried hard to carry on with her life.

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5

I’m
going to hold off taking my
vacation. I was scheduled to take my vacation this week, but I’ll take it
next month instead.

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6

My
boss told me that my work had been very good recently and that she wanted me
to keep it up.

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7

Many
of the employees of the company are worried; they’ve heard a rumor that the
company is going to lay off
a number of employees.

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8

While
I was at the market, I was surprised to run
into a friend I hadn’t seen in months.

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9

If I
didn’t buy milk at the store, we would run
out of it at breakfast in the morning.

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10

That
boy has been playing baseball all day. I know he’s going to wear out soon.

DEFINITIONS-Exercise B4

A.

postpone

F.

completely
use the supply of

B.

succeed

G.

end

C.

fire

H.

unexpectedly
meet

D.

tire

I.

continue

E.

unlawfully
enter

J.

continue

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1

The
newspapers tend to play up
sensational stories if they want to improve their circulation.

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2

He
knew that it would be difficult to win the tournament, but he worked hard to pull it off.

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3

She
tends to show off a lot.
She’s very beautiful, and she wants everyone to notice her.

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4

He was
supposed to come at 9:00, but he didn’t show
up until 10:00

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5

Do you
know when the wedding will take
place? I heard that it would be next June.

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6

Neither
my roommate nor I like to do the dishes, so we take turns.

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7

I
don’t know how to play golf, but it’s a sport that I would like to take up.

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8

He
applied for the job, but the manager decided to turn down his application because he was not really
qualified.

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9

The
students must turn in their
papers on Thursday. The teacher has said that the papers can’t be even one
day late.

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10

Because
I swim so many hours every day, I sometimes feel that I’m going to turn into a fish.

DEFINITIONS-Exercise B5

A.

try to
attract attention

F.

refuse

B.

submit

G.

succeed

C.

happen

H.

begin
(a hobby)

D.

increase
the significance of

I.

become

E.

arrive

J.

alternate

EXERCISE B1

1

D

6

J

2

I

7

B

3

A

8

F

4

G

9

C

5

E

10

H

EXERCISE B2

1

G

6

J

2

B

7

E

3

H

8

F

4

D

9

C

5

A

10

I

EXERCISE

1

B

6

E

2

F

7

J

3

D

8

G

4

H

9

I

5

A

10

C

EXERCISE B3

1

E

6

J

2

G

7

C

3

B

8

H

4

I

9

F

5

A

10

D

EXERCISE B4

1

E

6

J

2

G

7

C

3

B

8

H

4

I

9

F

5

A

10

D

EXERCISE B5

1

D

6

J

2

G

7

H

3

A

8

F

4

E

9

B

5

C

10

I